Sheikh Zayed Mosque
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Coordinates: 24.412°N 54.474°ECoordinates: 24.412°N 54.474°E
Location Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Branch/traditionSunni
OwnershipGovernment
Architectural information
Capacityover 40,000
Dome(s)82 domes of seven different sizes
Dome height (outer)85 m (279 ft)
Dome dia. (outer)32.2 m (106 ft)
Minaret(s)4
Minaret height107 m (351 ft)
Construction cost2 billion dirhams
(USD $ 545 million)
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic :جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير) is located
in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.[1]
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late President of the
United Arab Emirates (UAE), HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. His
final resting place is located on the grounds beside the same mosque.
As the country’s grand mosque, it is the key place of worship for
Friday gathering and Eid prayers. It is the largest mosque in the UAE
and numbers during Eid can be more than forty thousand people.[2]
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center (SZGMC) offices are located in the
east minarets. SZGMC manages the day to day operations, as a place of
worship and Friday gathering and also a center of learning and
discovery through its educational cultural activities and visitor
programs.
The library, located in the north/east minaret, serves the community
with classic books and publications addressing a range of Islamic
subjects: sciences, civilization, calligraphy, the arts, coins and
includes some rare publications dating back more than 200 years. In
reflection of the diversity of the Islamic world and the United Arab
Emirates, the collection comprises material in a broad range of
languages including Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish, German
and Korean.
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